Sharjah vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$990
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
1.25M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 126% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 3851st and 7400th ($1543 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 83rd in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 367th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tianjin

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Sharjah Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$16559

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$2356
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$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546